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41 produkter
Abiding Faith
Christianity Beyond Certainty, Anxiety, and Violence
Häftad, 2010
298 kr
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An investigation into the influence of Western culture on religious faith, pointing the way towards a more authentic form of faith as a way of life.Australian theologian Scott Cowdell explores how 'having faith' has changed under the influence of modernity and post-modernity in the West. Following …
René Girard and Secular Modernity
Christ, Culture, and Crisis
Häftad, 2013
510 kr
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Provides the first systematic interpretation of René Girard’s controversial approach to secular modernity. Cowdell identifies the scope, development, and implications of Girard’s thought, the centrality of Christ in Girard’s thinking, and, in particular, Girard’s distinctive take on the uniqueness …
René Girard and the Nonviolent God
Inbunden, 2018
870 kr
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Scott Cowdell sets out a new perspective on mimetic theory and theology: he develops the proposed connection between Girardian thought and theological dramatic theory in new directions, engaging with issues of evolutionary suffering and divine providence, inclusive Christian uniqueness, God's …
René Girard and Secular Modernity
Christ, Culture, and Crisis
Inbunden, 2024
1537 kr
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In René Girard and Secular Modernity: Christ, Culture, and Crisis, Scott Cowdell provides the first systematic interpretation of René Girard's controversial approach to secular modernity. Cowdell identifies the scope, development, and implications of Girard's thought, the centrality of Christ in …
Atheist Priest?
Don Cupitt and Christianity
Häftad, 2012
227 kr
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This first extended study of Don Cupitt's writings discusses them from his earliest articles up to and including The Long-Legged Fly, published in 1987. Such a survey is badly needed, the author argues, because so many of the attacks on Don Cupitt are misplaced and fail to see his ongoing project …
Tragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream
Sacrifice in Suburbia
Av Carly Osborn, Scott Cowdell
Inbunden, 2020
1794 kr
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This book draws on the philosopher René Girard to argue that three twentieth-century American novels (Jeffrey Eugenides’s The Virgin Suicides, Rick Moody’s The Ice Storm, and Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road) are tragedies.Until now, Girardian literary analysis has generally focused on …
Violence in the Name of God
The Militant Jihadist Response to Modernity
Inbunden, 2020
1560 kr
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This book traces the trajectory of militant jihadism to show how violence is more intentionally embraced as the centre of worship, social order and ideology. Undertaking an in-depth analysis of militant jihadist groups and utilising the work of René Girard, Joel Hodge argues that the extreme …
Violence in the Name of God
The Militant Jihadist Response to Modernity
Häftad, 2021
473 kr
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This book traces the trajectory of militant jihadism to show how violence is more intentionally embraced as the centre of worship, social order and ideology. Undertaking an in-depth analysis of militant jihadist groups and utilising the work of René Girard, Joel Hodge argues that the extreme …
East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence
Scapegoating as Australian Policy
Av Susan Connelly, Scott Cowdell
Häftad, 2023
431 kr
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In a new historical interpretation of the relationship between Australia and East Timor, Susan Connelly draws on the mimetic theory of René Girard to show how the East Timorese people were scapegoated by Australian foreign policy during the 20th century.Charting key developments in East Timor’s …
Tragic Novels, René Girard and the American Dream
Sacrifice in Suburbia
Av Carly Osborn, Scott Cowdell
Häftad, 2021
528 kr
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This book draws on the philosopher René Girard to argue that three twentieth-century American novels (Jeffrey Eugenides’s The Virgin Suicides, Rick Moody’s The Ice Storm, and Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road) are tragedies.Until now, Girardian literary analysis has generally focused on …
Revelatory Power of Mimetic Theory
Reading René Girard, Texts and the World
Av Benoît Chantre, Scott Cowdell m. fl.
Häftad, 2027
474 kr
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Bloomsbury Handbook of Mimetic Theory
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
Inbunden, 2027
2260 kr
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Mimetic Theory is an indispensable resource for understanding René Girard’s mimetic theory and its far-reaching implications for a wide range of academic fields and real-world issues.An impressive team of established and emerging scholars demonstrate the powerful reach of …
Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 1
Girard'S Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
513 kr
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Violence, Desire and the Sacred presents the most up-to-date inter-disciplinary work being developed with the ground-breaking insights of René Girard''s mimetic theory. The collection showcases the work of outstanding scholars in mimetic theory and how they are applying and developing Girard''s …
Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 1
Girard'S Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
530 kr
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Violence, Desire and the Sacred presents the most up-to-date inter-disciplinary work being developed with the ground-breaking insights of René Girard''s mimetic theory. The collection showcases the work of outstanding scholars in mimetic theory and how they are applying and developing Girard''s …
Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 1
Girard's Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1984 kr
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Violence, Desire and the Sacred presents the most up-to-date inter-disciplinary work being developed with the ground-breaking insights of René Girard's mimetic theory. The collection showcases the work of outstanding scholars in mimetic theory and how they are applying and developing Girard's …
Abiding Faith
Christianity Beyond Certainty, Anxiety, and Violence
Inbunden, 2009
479 kr
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Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 2
René Girard and Sacrifice in Life, Love and Literature
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
558 kr
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This collection of state of the art interpretations of the thought of René Girard follows on from the volume Violence, Desire, and the Sacred: Girard's Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines (2012). The previous collection has been acclaimed for demonstrating and showcasing Girard's mimetic theory …
René Girard and Raymund Schwager
Correspondence 1974-1991
Av Scott Cowdell, Joel Hodge m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1701 kr
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The brilliant and ground-breaking mimetic theory of the French-American theorist René Girard (1923-2015)has gained wide-ranging recognition, yet its development has received less attention. This volume presents the important correspondence—conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone …
René Girard and Raymund Schwager
Correspondence 1974-1991
Av Scott Cowdell, Joel Hodge m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
561 kr
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The brilliant and ground-breaking mimetic theory of the French-American theorist René Girard (1923-2015)has gained wide-ranging recognition, yet its development has received less attention. This volume presents the important correspondence-conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone …
René Girard and Raymund Schwager
Correspondence 1974-1991
Av Scott Cowdell, Joel Hodge m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
561 kr
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The brilliant and ground-breaking mimetic theory of the French-American theorist René Girard (1923-2015)has gained wide-ranging recognition, yet its development has received less attention. This volume presents the important correspondence-conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone …
Mimesis, Movies, and Media
Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 3
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
592 kr
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Building on the growing recognition and critical acclaim of volumes 1 and 2 of Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, this third volume in the series showcases the most groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research in mimetic theory, with a focus on well-known films, television series, and other media. …
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World
Av Joel Hodge, Scott Cowdell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1701 kr
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One of the most pressing issues of our time is the outbreak of extremist violence and terrorism, done in the name of religion. This volume critically analyses the link made between religion and violence in contemporary theory and proposes that ‘religion’ does not have a special relation to violence …
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World
Av Joel Hodge, Scott Cowdell m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
511 kr
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One of the most pressing issues of our time is the outbreak of extremist violence and terrorism, done in the name of religion. This volume critically analyses the link made between religion and violence in contemporary theory and proposes that 'religion' does not have a special relation to violence …
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World
Av Joel Hodge, Scott Cowdell m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
534 kr
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One of the most pressing issues of our time is the outbreak of extremist violence and terrorism, done in the name of religion. This volume critically analyses the link made between religion and violence in contemporary theory and proposes that 'religion' does not have a special relation to violence …
René Girard and Raymund Schwager
Correspondence 1974-1991
Av Scott Cowdell, Joel Hodge m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
515 kr
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The brilliant and ground-breaking mimetic theory of the French-American theorist René Girard (1923-2015)has gained wide-ranging recognition, yet its development has received less attention. This volume presents the important correspondence—conducted in French and as yet unpublished, let alone …
Möbian Nights
Reading Literature and Darkness
Av Sandor Goodhart, Scott Cowdell
Häftad, 2019
625 kr
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“I died at Auschwitz,” French writer Charlotte Delbo asserts, “and nobody knows it.” Möbian Nights: Reading Literature and Darkness develops a new understanding of literary reading: that in the wake of disasters like the Holocaust, death remains a premise of our experience rather than a future. …
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World
Av Joel Hodge, Scott Cowdell m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
501 kr
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One of the most pressing issues of our time is the outbreak of extremist violence and terrorism, done in the name of religion. This volume critically analyses the link made between religion and violence in contemporary theory and proposes that ‘religion’ does not have a special relation to violence …
Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow
Girard, Milbank, and Ontological Violence
Häftad, 2023
1137 kr
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Leading Girardian theologian Scott Cowdell seeks to resolve a long-standing challenge to mimetic theory: that it entails a fundamental brutishness—an ontological violence. Girard’s account of scapegoating violence, seen as providing the initial stability for our species to emerge and consolidate, …
Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 2
René Girard and Sacrifice in Life, Love and Literature
Av Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1983 kr
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This collection of state of the art interpretations of the thought of René Girard follows on from the volume Violence, Desire, and the Sacred: Girard's Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines (2012). The previous collection has been acclaimed for demonstrating and showcasing Girard's mimetic theory …
